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District News
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January 27, 2006
- William Raymond Ward
surrendered to members of the United States Marshals Service's Cops
United Felony Fugitive Enforcement Division
(C.U.F.F.E.D.) Fugitive Task Force this
morning in Charleston, WV. Ward was wanted by the Fayette County
Sheriff’s Department for Failure to Appear for trial on several counts
of Sexual Assault and Incest.
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October 22-28, 2006 - Operation
FALCON III - Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally - A massive
fugitive operation, covering the eastern half of the United States, took
place the week of October 22- 28, 2006. As a cooperative effort,
Operation FALCON III removed some of the country’s most dangerous sex
offenders and gang members from the streets, making America’s
communities safer. FALCON III resulted in the arrest of 10,773 fugitives
and the clearance of 13,333 warrants.
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September 22, 2006 -
On September 24, 1789, America’s first
federal law enforcement agency was born. After President George
Washington signed the Judiciary Act, he appointed 13 Marshals to uphold
the nation’s laws. Much has changed since then, but the commitment of
the United States Marshals Service has not. From protecting the judicial
process to arresting some of this country’s most dangerous fugitives,
the United States Marshals Service stands proud to serve this country
and wear “America’s Star.”
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August 31, 2006
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Deputies from the Southern District of West Virginia arrested
Samuel Hicks in Princeton, WV on outstanding warrants for Attempted
Murder and Robbery issued by authorities in Asheboro, NC. Hicks
was charged as a result of his alleged involvement in a June 22, 2006
incident in which the victim later passed away as a result of the
injuries sustained. This investigation was conducted in
cooperation with the United States Marshals Service in the Middle
District of North Carolina and the Asheboro, NC Police Department.
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August 11, 2006 - Deputy U.S.
Marshals from the Southern District of West Virginia traveled to
London, UK during the week of August 7th to extradite back to the
United States wanted fugitive Stephen Oles. Oles fled the U.S.
in 1999 and eventually traveled to the United Kingdom where is was
arrested for various charges in London. At that time he was
also detained on the Southern District of West Virginia warrant for
arrest.
Oles served approximately 5 years in a United Kingdom prison and is
awaiting trial at this time in the U.S.
- July 31, 2006 - Byfield
Blake, a fugitive wanted for Escape over eight years ago in
Philadelphia, was arrested by members of the C.U.F.F.E.D. Fugitive
Task Force after receiving an assistance request from the U.S.
Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in E/PA (Philadelphia).
During the arrest, Blake denied his true identity before an
automated fingerprint submission resolved this issue. At the
arrest location, a significant amount of narcotics were seized,
along with three weapons.
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July 27,
2006 - The “Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act” was signed into law by President Bush today,
on the 25th anniversary of Adam’s abduction and murder. The Act makes it
a federal felony for convicted sex-offenders to fail to register with
their local authorities.
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July 03, 2006 - Adrienne Yvette Hood was arrested on Friday, June 30, 2006 in
Detroit, MI by investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service Detroit
Fugitive Apprehension Team (DFAT), working in conjunction with the
Southern West Virginia, U.S. Marshals Service Cops United Felony
Fugitive Enforcement Division (CUFFED) Task Force. Hood was
wanted by authorities in Cabell County, WV for Possession with
Intent to Deliver Cocaine and Delivery of a Controlled Substance.
- June 25, 2006 - Fugitive
Kevin Stanley was arrested by the S/WV USMS Fugitive Task Force in
Huntington, WV. Tips generated from the picture of Stanley in
the newspaper, which was a first in a series of pictures and
profiles on the USMS Most Wanted, prompted citizens to call in and
e-mail on the whereabouts of this fugitive. Stanley was
subsequently found hiding in a wall of a residence by Deputy US
Marshals. At the time of arrest Stanley was also found to be
in possession of a controlled substance.
- June 24, 2006 - The S/WV
C.U.F.F.E.D Fugitive Task Force, working in conjunction with the
Herald Dispatch in Huntington, WV., released their first WANTED
fugitive picture of Kevin Stanley. The Task Force hopes that
by showing fugitives pictures in the newspaper to a multitude of
people will increase law enforcement's effectiveness.
- May 10, 2006 - Major Case
Fugitive Christopher E. Henderson was arrested in Detroit, MI after
a collaborated effort between the S/WV CUFFED Fugitive Task Force,
the Detroit Fugitive Task Force and the Cabell County Sheriff’s
Office. Henderson was wanted for Wanton Endangerment out of
Huntington, WV, related to a shooting incident in which
approximately 80 rounds were fired from an AK-47 into two separate
residences.
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October 29, 2004 -
On
Wednesday, October 27, 2004, James Gordon Jennings was arrested in
Winston-Salem, N.C. The capture of Jennings, wanted on 25
sex-related charges, was a collaborated effort between the sheriff's
office and the U.S.
Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force for Southern West Virginia
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